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Bachpan (1970)

Bachpan poster
Directed by
Kotayya Pratyagatma
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy navigates adventures and challenges while growing up in a small Indian town. The story follows his friendships and struggles as he learns about life and society.

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What happens

Bachpan (transl. Childhood) is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and produced by Kotayya Pratyagatma and written by Raj Baldev Raj. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar and Tanuja. It was inspired by Mark Twain's classic Huckleberry Finn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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